I have partially agreed with a few of the satirical political cartoons I came across in the assignment given to us for English class. The reason why I chose to go along the lines of addressing the international debt issue was because it appears as though the U.S. is overly concerned with issues that don't seem to matter most at this point in time. I feel as if it is important to recognize the important issues currently at hand and tackle them as soon as possible. Right now, we do not have our priorities set; we cannot continue to take this matter lightly because our bankruptcy is going through the roof and will eventually lead to our downfall if we do not fix it now.
The political cartoons (to the right) explains how the U.S. is caught up with helping others and improving alliances and or connections with other countries. However, we are unable to solve our own problems first. It does not entirely make sense because we go by the notion that we should help change the world, yet we are unable to fix the unemployed population in our country and those whom are and are about to become homeless. The second cartoon shows the main two groups of people that of which are consuming nonrenewable resources, which in effect will lead to devastating effects for the future generations once everything is all used up. This co-relates to the international debt crisis because if one country becomes bankrupt (particularly Africa or European countries or even the U.S.), then it will devastate the entire world because of the trading system currently in effect. We should not only be concerned with others' problems, but handle major issues ourselves rather than bickering about personable issues such as one's own income and cuts he or she may take.
1. Who is to blame for the international debt crisis? The wealthy? The President? Ourselves? Other countries? Why?
2. Do you feel as if the U.S. always addresses unimportant issues first?
3. What piece of advice would you offer the government/people in charge of addressing/brainstorming solutions for fixing these issues?
4. What is your prospective outlook on the future?
5. Does the U.S. government's actions support the people, or only themselves? Why?
